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The hidden cost of waiting to be paid

Cash tied up between delivery and payment is one of the cheapest sources of funding a business can unlock.

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Daniel Okoro

Partner, Operations

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Many profitable businesses are short of cash simply because they wait too long to be paid.

Find where the days go

Follow a handful of orders from delivery to payment. The delays are usually in hand-offs, not in customers.

Invoice on delivery

Every day between delivery and invoice is a day added to your cash cycle.

Review cash weekly

A short weekly review of overdue invoices keeps the issue visible and the numbers moving.

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